I don't mean to sound like the snobby bad guy here, but what's so good about Netflix' Dirk Gently series? As a huge fan of the books and the Steven Manganese 3 episode run, the Netflix version really doesn't get it right. The humour is meant to be subtle, whilst the science behind the interconnectedness of all things in Dirk's mind is meant to be a complex thing that only he understands. I didn't get any of that from this, plus I didn't really like the guy playing Dirk himself, he was more annoying than quirky and funny. Which brings me to say I also didn't laugh at all.

Having said all that, I am someone who was introduced to Douglas Adams through the Hitchhiker's film version, and I will also admit having read all the books and listened to the radio shows of that series that the latter versions are better than the film, but at least the film still made me laugh and got the feel of Douglas Adam's writing correct in some parts!

Netflix just gave me another trial month for whatever reason so I'm probably going to pick up on the SOUE hype train too at some point, going to work through the Defenders stuff first though. Watched the first two eps of Daredevil and I'm liking it so far, fight scenes in particular are really good stuff.

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I watched the first two episodes of series 2 of Fortitude, I didn't release it had been on, I didn't know if I would be able to get into it because it seems like ages ago since the first series was one, but I am hooked again

Currently watching season 2 of Agent Carter, t'is the second of four marvel boxsets i recently purchased (completed Daredevil last week, and still have Agents of Shield 3 and Jessica Jones still to watch).

I'm about halfway through Jessica Jones, very different tone to Daredevil which is great, gives it its own unique identity rather than being just another superhero show. Feel like there's been too little Kilgrave so far, hasn't really set up any motives beyond screwing with Jessica (and David Tennant always needs more screentime). Feel like with whatever was in the box Luke's wife hid and the fact that he's bought Jessica's childhood home is building to some endgame reveal though.

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D.J wrote:Currently watching season 2 of Agent Carter, t'is the second of four marvel boxsets i recently purchased (completed Daredevil last week, and still have Agents of Shield 3 and Jessica Jones still to watch).

Season 3 of Agents of Shield was one of my favorite things I've seen on TV. Had some really great episodes on there.

Ever since joining the original ONM I've been a huge Nintendo fan (specifically Zelda) and am looking forward to some great discussions. I was previously known as Lego Master

D.J wrote:Currently watching season 2 of Agent Carter, t'is the second of four marvel boxsets i recently purchased (completed Daredevil last week, and still have Agents of Shield 3 and Jessica Jones still to watch).

Season 3 of Agents of Shield was one of my favorite things I've seen on TV. Had some really great episodes on there.

Finished season 3 today, it was a fantastic season, so many stand out moments, especially that ending

with Lincoln, Ward, and the warhead.

Also, did anyone else catch that remake of Roots which was recently screened on BBC4? I didn't even know it was on until i discovered the first episode when channel hopping a few weeks back, it really sucked me in and turned out to be a really good series, i'd certainly recommend giving it a go.

Almost done with the Marvel stuff on Netflix now, three eps into Luke Cage. Jessica Jones was fantastic, not as sold on Daredevil season 2 though because the latter half was kind of a mess. It peaked with the Punisher stuff in the prison (I should've seen it coming but Fisk showing up genuinely caught me off guard) but after the focus shifted to Elektra and the Hand the plot kind of just went all over the place and I literally felt nothing at the end when Nobu kills her. Plus Matt just gradually seems to get less and less likeable as it goes on. Hyped for a Punisher solo series though.

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About halfway through Iron Fist, really enjoying it. Think a lot of the reviews I've read have been overly harsh, only real criticism of it I have is that Kun-Lun hasn't really been explored enough considering it's what made Danny who he is. The whole challenging the dragon thing sounds like it'd make for a perfect origins scene so it beats me why they've not put it in.

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Had another trial for netflix so dropped time into that. Finished Jessica Jones last night and really good series even with its very obvious budget constraints but Tennant was easily the best part of it, fantastic as Kilgrave, shame he definitely won't be coming back.

There's always the Hand's resurrection eton mess but that'd be stretching things a bit, the arc had a satisfying conclusion and it'd be a shame to potentially ruin it by bringing him back too arbitrarily.

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